Aaron, When you get a new main, you won't believe what a different boat she is! I'm sure someone has said it here already, but you need a bit of weather helm. For steering feel - Lee helm feels like the boat is out of control and to help the keel counteract leeway when going upwind. But we're talking 4 or 5 degrees. (That's rudder angle not wheel angle- not sure if you have a wheel or a tiller. Much more than that and drag starts to become an issue. Too much heel also ramps up drag. It might seem fast with the rail in the water, but your wife has it right. Most boats have a "sweet spot " some where around 15 to 20 deg. Some a lot less. Keep taking the tablets, Sam :-) C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
I won't even come close to have as much experience as many of you guys here but I still remember to loosen the topping lift! ;) I received a lot of great feedback here so here a bit more background on the weather helm situation: My 30-1's weather helm is in no way a major issue. I guess it all comes back to my personal preference for less pressure on the helm. I also like to sail with least amount of heel possible especially when Admiral is onboard. Overtime, I have noticed that if I reef early and move the traveler to leeward, I can reduce both weather helm and heel angle tremendously. Without that, the boat has much more weather helm and heel but in no way she feels 'out of control' or un-manageable. It handles well in heavy conditions regardless. I haven't had the opportunity to sail on any other 30-1s so I have no point of reference. Comparing it to my friend's 35-2, I feel more pressure at my helm so I always try to match that boat's feel since it's the only other classic C&C I have been sailing. That might be contributing to my perception... As far as the mast's rake, I used to have about 3" around two years ago (I measured it by hanging a very heavy plum bob from my main halyard on a super calm day). Around that time, my mast step was giving up because of the infamous plywood stringers. When I rebuilt it and stepped the mast again, I decided to rake it a bit forward (about an inch). This didn't make much of a difference in reducing the helm pressure and I didn't restore it back mainly due to laziness! At the end, I think you guys have found the issue: I have a baggy mail. It's an old sail and I'm trying to get every last penny out of it before ordering a new one. I have been using the Cunningham to move the draft forward and I thought it's making a difference but never realize how much of a major factor a baggy main could be. I purchased a new 135 jib early this season from Quantum and I'm very happy with it. I will budget a new main for next season and restore the rake back to the official specs (6" to 8"). Hope that will make a difference. Thanks again for all your notes and great suggestions as always... Cheers, Aaron R. Admiral Maggie, 1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540 Annapolis, MD Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 22:07:20 -0800 From: paradigmat...@gmail.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 30 MKI weather helm Although I hate to mention it, I have seen people having a huge amount of trouble with weather helm because their boom was held on center by a backstay-mounted topping lift, amongst other things.
To the original poster: I don't mean to sound out of line here, but have you had an experienced sailor out with you to give you some feedback on your setup?
On 29 November 2013 12:21, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: Good point about sails changing the feel, Gary. A blown out main or jib, with the max draft at the battens will move the apparent center of effort way aft. -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com | ||
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